Word: concertizer
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...breaky country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, nicknamed her "Smiley," which was quickly shortened to "Miley." On her Disney Channel sitcom, she plays Miley Stewart, an ordinary girl with a secret identity: pop-superstar Hannah Montana. On Oct. 18, Cyrus--who has sold millions of very real albums--begins a concert tour, performing as Montana and as ... Miley Cyrus...
...year deal, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would include the rights to sell three studio albums, promote Madonna's concerts and sell licensing name rights and merchandise, meaning a company that has never represented an artist before would suddenly be overall talent agent to one of the world's biggest music acts. If it is consummated - and both Warner Music and Live Nation refused requests to comment on the deal - it would be just the latest example of the increasingly prevalent so-called 360-degree deals that have concert promoters, record labels, ticketing agencies and management firms...
...wouldn't bundle all these rights into one cross-collateralized company," argues Randy Phillips, who manages Lionel Richie and is President and CEO of AEG Live, the second largest concert promoter after Live Nation. Phillips says Warner Music contacted him a few months ago to be a potential partner when they were worried about Madonna being stolen away, though the two didn't ultimately make a deal. "I think an artist can fare better with direct relationships. It takes different skill sets to maximize revenue in the different areas and the artist cheats herself by trying...
...Sanders Theatre, the Harvard community honored 28th University President Drew G. Faust with two festive events on the eve of her inauguration. Yesterday afternoon, Nobel laureate in literature Toni Morrison gave a reading during the first function celebrating Faust’s installation. Later in the evening, a concert helped ring in a new era of Harvard history. Standing amidst the towering columns of Memorial Church, Morrison brought the audience members—which included Faust, Corporation fellows, and other Harvard community members—back to the late 17th century. She took on the voice of a 16-year...
...past year, Al Gore has gone about his considerable business without showing much interest in running for President. While picking up an Oscar and an Emmy, publishing a very smart book and playing host at a global concert for the planet, he's never done more than tease the idea. And yet all that time, the leaders of the Draft Gore movement have been clinging to a single fervid dream: that Gore would win the Nobel Peace Prize and use it to catapult himself to an eleventh-hour bid for the presidency...